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vincentric:
If LaFortier was the Warden at the time of his murder, then every Senior Council member who knew of it is an idiot.
Being the Warden would be the most obvious motive for his murder and the vulnerability of the island should have leaped to priority one on their list. The Warden is capable of bringing about THE END from within a near impregnable fortress with little to no prep time. Why isn't there a team headed to Chicago to stop say, that murdering traitor Morgan from taking the office? Why isn't there a call to the Senior Warden for North America alerting him of possible danger in his home city?
If you instead say that no one but Peabody knew, he doesn't have to do anything beyond having LaFortier killed. But he should have left for Demonreach as soon as the kill was confirmed. Everyone was focused on Morgan so he could have gone to Chicago and then the island before anyone thought to look for him.
Mira:
--- Quote from: vincentric on July 09, 2022, 05:30:51 AM ---If LaFortier was the Warden at the time of his murder, then every Senior Council member who knew of it is an idiot.
Being the Warden would be the most obvious motive for his murder and the vulnerability of the island should have leaped to priority one on their list. The Warden is capable of bringing about THE END from within a near impregnable fortress with little to no prep time. Why isn't there a team headed to Chicago to stop say, that murdering traitor Morgan from taking the office? Why isn't there a call to the Senior Warden for North America alerting him of possible danger in his home city?
If you instead say that no one but Peabody knew, he doesn't have to do anything beyond having LaFortier killed. But he should have left for Demonreach as soon as the kill was confirmed. Everyone was focused on Morgan so he could have gone to Chicago and then the island before anyone thought to look for him.
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I also believe that the island had been without a Warden for some time, the Merlin, if no one else should have known that.
Fcrate:
--- Quote from: Mira on July 09, 2022, 09:29:23 AM ---I also believe that the island had been without a Warden for some time, the Merlin, if no one else should have known that.
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That was also my impression. A Warden isn't needed around the clock. In normal times, maybe once a century.
Besides, LaFortier may have been very powerful, but I didn't get a fighter vibe from him in Summer Knight., I got "schemer/politician". He also defended himself physically instead of magically against Luccio the night he died, which suggests very limited combat experience. There are tons of solutions between holding your arms up to block the knife and Avada Kedavra.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Fcrate on July 09, 2022, 09:44:18 AM ---That was also my impression. A Warden isn't needed around the clock. In normal times, maybe once a century.
Besides, LaFortier may have been very powerful, but I didn't get a fighter vibe from him in Summer Knight., I got "schemer/politician". He also defended himself physically instead of magically against Luccio the night he died, which suggests very limited combat experience. There are tons of solutions between holding your arms up to block the knife and Avada Kedavra.
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Not necessarily. Except from the gatekeeper white council members continuously seem to know less than expected. Senior council members included here.
morriswalters:
LaFortier's killing makes sense within the context of the story. He didn't need to be anything. It fits the pattern of Chaos that Butcher keeps eluding to. You don't replace LaFortier with someone smarter, you replace him with someone dumber, ditto Luccio. LaFortier could have been the Warden, but in what Butcher has put on the page to this point the prison is an idiot test. You can't be too bright if you want it and are less bright if you want to keep it.
In a more practical sense you don't create weapons as powerful as the prison without safeguards to prevent it's misuse. Either Merlin was an idiot or Butcher is. There is some part of the puzzle that is missing.
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